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1982 West Virginia

9–⁠3, coached by Don Nehlen, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1982, game by game: won at No. 9 Oklahoma 41–27; won vs. Maryland 19–18; won vs. Richmond 43–10; lost at No. 2 Pittsburgh 13–16; won vs. No. 19 Boston College 20–13; won at Virginia Tech 16–6; lost vs. No. 9 Penn State 0–24; won vs. East Carolina 30–3; won at Temple 20–17; won at Rutgers 44–17; won vs. Syracuse 26–0; lost vs. Florida State 12–31+33−24Won 41–27 at No. 9 Oklahoma+14No. 9 OklahomaWon 19–18 vs. Maryland+1MarylandWon 43–10 vs. Richmond+33RichmondLost 13–16 at No. 2 Pittsburgh-3No. 2 PittsburghWon 20–13 vs. No. 19 Boston College+7No. 19 Boston CollegeWon 16–6 at Virginia Tech+10Virginia TechLost 0–24 vs. No. 9 Penn State-24No. 9 Penn StateWon 30–3 vs. East Carolina+27East CarolinaWon 20–17 at Temple+3TempleWon 44–17 at Rutgers+27RutgersWon 26–0 vs. Syracuse+26SyracuseLost 12–31 vs. Florida State-19Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11at9OklahomaW 41–⁠2737%
Sep 18vsMarylandW 19–⁠1872%
Sep 25vsRichmondW 43–⁠1086%
Oct 2at2PittsburghL 13–⁠1629%
Oct 9vs19Boston CollegeW 20–⁠1362%
Oct 16atVirginia TechW 16–⁠658%
Oct 23vs9Penn StateL 0–⁠2451%
Oct 30vsEast CarolinaW 30–⁠377%
Nov 6atTempleW 20–⁠1755%
Nov 11atRutgersW 44–⁠1763%
Nov 20vsSyracuseW 26–⁠085%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsFlorida StateGator BowlL 12–⁠3155%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 31–⁠12 in the Gator Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 17
  2. Wk 4: 15
  3. Wk 5: 14
  4. Wk 6: 16
  5. Wk 7: 13
  6. Wk 8: 13
  7. Wk 9: 18
  8. Wk 10: 17
  9. Wk 11: 19
  10. Wk 12: 16
  11. Wk 13: 12
  12. Wk 14: 10
  13. Wk 15: 10
  14. Final: 19

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1982.

Consensus All-AmericanDarryl Talley, LB

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 10
Points
284–⁠182
Coach
Don Nehlen
Elo
1659 +66 this season
SP+ rating
18.3 No. 16 of 109; offense No. 32, defense No. 9
SRS
14.3 No. 21 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Dennis Brown

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 2Darryl Talley LBBuffalo Bills